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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed ) z! h, s1 P6 J2 {
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and 2 o$ e9 R" _% n2 q0 ]' w
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
# A( n0 d; F$ f" lnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
0 N! j' @8 S0 h3 C' FAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 0 p7 r+ c6 b$ h0 E0 |
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. G/ Q1 j/ L+ O6 ^/ I G [' G
( p9 t* E4 z" J$ U! ?As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
' K9 W2 g4 ]4 {description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
* n- b8 L' w) d3 Ihung on his window. ' h/ X2 }3 C1 l1 v) w
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
$ w3 I( J! K2 G$ F+ A9 bjust been presented with a new puppy. 9 K6 L l; n& ?6 ]) H
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. : X) }$ y) C3 g$ P O# a
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my 8 ]2 {2 W2 d$ Y5 Y5 D5 {9 N2 K6 H
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
. x P2 i; }. ~. ~+ C# v8 J L# k( HI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 5 S5 l# h. A" P2 D$ l$ ~
: S2 }. d) e1 k& rIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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) v9 J/ I- G; u. U9 Q6 P. z6 f3 P; HI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
" Q8 M" [6 h" |" l" r% |. Mhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed L* h0 ^2 b6 q' C8 }
and be thankful for the ones that do. * f/ O) A5 }% c6 x6 v2 F L
0 [1 N0 b& \' H& k3 A5 J) i+ }Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
9 x5 ^ n2 _9 J6 p% gday and all the happy memories I've stored away. * `$ g1 e' Q4 Y3 v1 o
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Just for this time in my life. 3 |2 j: H5 U# l
) E9 `* e" y5 y) h5 ~Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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# K0 ^) x% K* BSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
4 e9 b6 S4 D- I9 h7 f# j2 F$ B( l' Qaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
; z t; E6 Q/ O6 k+ `5 V% x$ ?I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 6 \+ }1 J3 v7 B) T- f! {/ e4 q8 K
7 [6 e4 h* |( _# o" q! R 1. Free your heart from hatred.
- X! L# T/ E8 b; A 2. Free your mind from worries.
6 K; ~# Y- O( m- k+ Q. w: k 3. Live simply. 5 u, R( a/ ^ O& w
4. Give more. & r: r4 i! G7 d8 z
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